Question

A repair company charges a one-time service fee and an hourly rate for the time needed to complete each job. The

table shows the amounts the company used for these charges over four consecutive years.
Charges for Repair Jobs
Year
12 3 4
Service Fee $20 $25 $30 $35
Hourly Rate $52$55 $58 $61
Part A
Using the data in the table, what would the company's service fee and hourly rate, in dollars, be in year 8? Enter
your answers in the first and second response boxes.
Part B
What total amount, in dollars, would the company charge for a job that requires 3 hours of work in year 9? Enter
your answer in the third response box.
Part A: Service Fee
Part 1: Hourly Rate

Answer 1

A: Service Fee = $55
Hourly Rate = $ 73
B: $288

Explanation:

A: the service rate increases by $5 per year, so year 8 would be $20 more than year 4 (5*4)
The hourly rate increases by $3 per year, so year 8 would be $12 more than year 4 (3*4)

B. Service fee for year 9 would be $60 ($5 more than year 8) and the hourly rate would be $76 per hour ($3 more than year 8). This gives you Service Fee + (Hourly rate * 3) = $60 + ($73*3) = $60 + $228 = $288